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PUBLIC LAW 102-538—(Xrr. 27, 1992 106 STAT. 3539 (2) REPORT TO PRESIDENT. —The Secretary shall timely submit to the Plresident each year the report (including evaluations and recommendations) provided for in section 404(a) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744(a)). (3) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OP STATE.—The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of State the performance of the functions described in section 103(b)(2)(C). The Corporation and concerned executive agencies shall provide the Secretary with such assistance, documents, and other cooperation as will enable the Secretary to carry out those functions. (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS WITH INDUSTRY. — To the extent the Assistant Secretary deems it necessary to continue the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee, such Committee shall serve as an advisoiy committee to the Assistant Secretary and the NTIA As permitted by law, the Assistant Secretary may establish one or more telecommunications or information advisory committees (or both) composed of experts in the telecommunications and/or information areas outside the Government. The NTIA may also informally consult with industry "^ as appropriate to carry out the most effective performance of ite functions. (c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— (1) REGULATIONS.— The Secretary and NTIA shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the functions assigned under this title. (2) SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES. —Al l executive agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate with the NTIA and to furnish it with such information, support, and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as it may require in the performance of its functions. (3) EFFECT ON VESTED FUNCTIONS.— Nothing in this title reassigns any function that is, on the date of enactment of this Act, vested by law or executive order in the Commission, or the Department of State, or any officer thereof. (d) REORGANIZATION. — (1) AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE. — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may reassign to another unit of the Department of Commerce a function (or portion thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section 103(b). (2) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.— The Secretary may not make any reassignment of a function (or portion thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section 103(b) unless the Secretary submits to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a statement describing the proposed reassignment and containing an explanation of the re€isons for the reassignment. No reassignment of any such function (or portion thereof) shall be effective until 90 legislative days after the Secretary submits that statement to such Committees. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "legislative days" includes only days on which both Houses of Congress are in session. (e) LIMITATION ON SOLICITATIONS.— Notwithstanding section 1 of the Act of October 2, 1964 (15 U.S.C. 1522), neither the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, nor any ofi&cer or employee of the NTIA shall solicit any gift or bequest of property, both real and personal.